Fairfield man found guilty on assault with deadly weapon charges

A day before his 34th birthday, a Fairfield man was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon for attacking a Loss Prevention Officer with a knife outside of a Home Depot in 2016.

Following the three-day trial, the jury also found Ricardo E. Izaguirre guilty of an enhancement that determined he personally and intentionally used a deadly or dangerous weapon.

The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. Dec. 28 when the defendant entered the Home Depot located in the 2100 block of Cadenasso Drive armed with a knife, according to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office. Izaguirre had previously been arrested for petty theft from the same Home Depot three times in 2016 and was ordered to stay away from that particular store as a result of his court probation.

Upon entering the store, Izaguirre was followed by Loss Prevention Officers who attempted to verbally convince the defendant to leave the store and nearby parking lot. According to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office, the defendant became agitated in front of the store, and began screaming obscenities toward the victim.

After following Izaguirre into the parking lot, the defendant pulled a large red knife with a six-inch blade from his side. Izaguirre then advanced toward the victim, swinging the knife aggressively in a side-to-side manner five to eight times. The victim was able to avoid the knife attack by walking sideways between cars, authorities said.

The defendant then proceeded to walk across the Home Depot parking lot and placed the knife inside his backpack. A Fairfield Police Department Officer later searched the backpack, recovered the weapon, and Izaguirre was placed under arrest.

Izaguirre is due back in court for sentencing at 8:30 a.m. May 17 in Department 23. He currently remains in the Justice Center Detention Facility on a bail amount of $45,000.